The Hollywood Strangler

Venator Cold Case Series, Book 3

By: Nathan Dylan Goodwin

Narrated by: Bryn Austin

In the glitzy, gritty underbelly of 1980s Los Angeles, a chilling series of murders left the city gripped with fear. Six small-time actors and actresses met brutal ends; their bodies grotesquely posed in scenes from the films that had given them their fleeting fame. The Hollywood Strangler evaded capture, leaving behind only a trace of DNA and a legacy of terror. Decades later, the case remains ice-cold, a favorite for true-crime aficionados but a nightmare for detectives.

The LAPD Cold Case Homicide Unit, desperate for a breakthrough on this case, turns to Venator, an elite investigative genetic genealogy company headed up by Madison Scott-Barnhart. Knowing the media storm that the case will attract, Madison reluctantly agrees to take on the investigation, where she and her small team must use their forensic genetic genealogy skills to identify one of the most infamous serial killers in U.S. history. But only if the remaining DNA proves sufficient to test...

This is the third novel in the Venator Cold Case series, although it can be enjoyed as a standalone story.

©2024 Nathan Dylan Goodwin (P)2025 Nathan Dylan Goodwin

Good series except...

I've read all three books in the series and look forward to the next. I do wish that there was a little less "soap opera" content involving the characters but the genealogy process is fascinating to me.

Best of the series!

The book and narration exceeded expectations for this reader who loves digging into genealogy, science, mysteries AND great characters!

Fantastic!!!

I couldn't wait to hear this on audible! Another well crafted book by Nathan Dylan Goodwin! I listen to his books again and again, they never disappoint me.

Suspenseful

I had a hard time when I had to stop listening, to go do something else. I always wanted to keep listening! Great story with so many suspenseful moments! I was constantly interested in the storyline and I am looking forward to the rest of the stories that are continuing! Thank you!